PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bon Joy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joy comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Breathe. The crowd seem to be enjoying Still's choice of entrance music: Laveerre - Kaasupää. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Joy
vs
Still

190 cm
25
199 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

185 cm
31
198 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bon Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Still!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Still is out of range and Joy settles back down.
Joy throws a low kick, looking for Still's leg but Still calmly moves out of range.
Joy tries to land a body kick
and Still counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Still slips under a jab.
Joy throws a wild body kick that Still sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joy.
Joy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Still's calf.
Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Still.
Joy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Still has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still blocks a low kick nicely.
Joy misses the shot to the body.
Still just misses with a punch to the body.
Still scores with a nice strike.
Joy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Still.
Joy looks to land a right hand but Still moved out of range.
Still on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Joy swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still moves out of range of the leg kick from Joy.
Still moves out of range of the body kick from Joy.
Joy throws a front kick aimed at Still's knee but Still avoids it well.
Joy avoids the body shot from Still.
Bon Joy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Still on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Still throws a nice looking combination but Joy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Joy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Still has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Still and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joy thumps Still with a low kick.
Joy misses the jab.
Joy misses with a straight left.
Joy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Still looks gassed!
Still moves out of range of the body kick from Joy.
Joy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Still has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joy throws a body kick that misses.
Joy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Joy misses.
Joy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joy scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joy looks for the body kick but Still saw that one coming.
Joy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Joy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Joy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Still.
Joy lands a leg kick that knocks Still off balance momentarily.
Still moves forwards but Joy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Still. Joy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joy. Still shrugs it off though.
Joy fails to land with a series of punches.
Still is breathing heavily.
Joy scores with a sloppy right hand. Still should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joy's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joy misses with a low kick.
Joy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joy.
Joy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Still.
Joy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Joy does it's job there.
Still's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Joy.
Joy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Still stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Still takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joy with a nice cross.
Joy lands a body shot.
Joy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Still can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Joy.
Bon Joy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joy lands a right hook to the body.
Joy scores with a body shot.
Still walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joy misses with a body shot.
Joy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Still walks into a straight right hand from Joy.

Still is rocked!
Joy lands a right hook to the body.
Joy lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Joy misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Joy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Joy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joy wants to slow Still down by chopping away at his legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joy. That's going to slow Still down.
Joy lands with a nice body kick.
Still avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joy motions for Still to come forward. Joy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joy misses with a low kick as Still jumps back.
Still takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joy.
Joy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Still might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Joy has got the better of the exchanges.
Still keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joy.
Still takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Still chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joy can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joy sizes up Still with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That kick from Joy tenderised Still's leg. Still is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joy misses with a body kick.
Still on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joy. Joy obviously looking to wear him down.
Joy fakes the leg kick and cracks Still in the body.
Joy lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joy lands a front kick.
Joy misses with a wild body shot.
Joy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Still is out of range and Joy settles back down.
Joy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Still.
Joy throws the kick towards the body but Still avoids it.
Joy lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joy cracks Still with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Still. Joy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Still on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Matt Still has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joy delivers a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bon Joy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bon Joy!
Bon Joy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.